What should you do when you experience popping herpes blisters
What should you do when you experience popping herpes blisters?
If you have herpes, then you will have these blisters that will appear on an area of your body where the outbreak occurred. It can be on the mouth and face, and it can even be on the genital area. Usually, herpes is spread through physical contact and in the case of genital herpes, through sexual intercourse.
The blisters that appear are quite unsightly and it can also be very painful. It is important to remember that these blisters may pop and if this happens, it will even be much more painful and also more contagious. The blisters will then become open sores and scabs will form over the open sores.
If you experience the blisters to begin popping, you might want to drain all the fluid inside the blister first. After that, you should use a mild soap and warm water to clean it. With rubbing alcohol and iodine, swab the blister. Then, you apply antibiotic cream or ointment directly on the open sore. After that, you cover it with gauze pad or bandage. After several days, you should reapply antibacterial creams or ointments and change the bandage or dressing.
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What are the different types of herpes?
There are basically two types of viruses that cause herpes. These are herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2.
The most common type of herpes is the oral herpes. This kind of herpes infection is basically found on the face and the mouth.
Genital herpes is the second most common type of herpes. This kind of herpes affects the genitals and can be quite irritating.
Herpetic whitlow is another type of herpes infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. This kind of herpes infection affects the fingers or the thumbs.
Another type of herpes is called the Herpes Gladiatorum. Also known as Scrumpox or Herpes Rugbiorum, this kind of infection is located on the skin. The name of this infection comes from the sport of rugby where players are very susceptible to this kind of infection because of the regular close contact with each other during the scrum. People who have this kind of herpes experiences painful fluid-filled blisters on the neck as well as on the face.
Other types of herpes are ocular herpes, cerebral herpes infection encephalitis, and the Mollaret’s meningitis. |
